UP govt has 20 ministers with criminal cases: ADR

     New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The new Uttar Pradesh government
has 20 ministers with criminal cases against them, while
Punjab has two, says a report.
     As for wealth, 35 UP ministers are 'crorepatis', while
Punjab has nine.
     UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms
(ADR) has analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 44 out of 47
ministers from the state assembly.
     Three ministers namely Dinesh Sharma, Swatantra Dev Singh
and Mohsin Raza have not been analysed due to unavailability
of data. Dinesh Sharma is a mayor whereas the other two are
not currently members of either any house, UP state assembly
or legislative council.
     "Out of the 44 ministers, 35 (80 per cent) are
crorepatis. The average assets of 44 ministers is Rs 5.34
crore," Delhi-based ADR said in a report released today.
     Besides, it said, 20 (45 per cent) ministers have
declared criminal cases against them.
     It listed the charges against them that included robbery,
theft, forgery and voluntarily causing hurt.
     The minister with the highest declared total assets is
Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi from Allahabad South constituency with
assets worth Rs 57.11 crore, it said.
     Chief Minister Adityanath has total assets worth over Rs
71 lakh, while deputy CM Keshav Prasad has total assets of
over Rs 9 crore, the report added.
     A total of 28 ministers have declared liabilities out of
which the minister with the highest liabilities is Nand Gopal
Gupta Nandi (Rs 26.02 crore).
     On education details, it said, a total of seven (16 per
cent) ministers have declared their qualification to be
between 10th and 12th pass, while 37 (84 pc) are graduates or
have higher degrees.
     A total of 18 (41 pc) ministers have declared their age
to be between 25-50 years, while 26 (59 pc) between 51-80
years.
     Out of 44 ministers, only five are women.
     On Punjab, ADR said out of the 10 ministers, nine (90 pc)
are crorepatis.
     "The average assets of 10 ministers is Rs 34.54 crore.
The minister with the highest declared total assets is Rana
Gurjit Singh from Kapurthala constituency with assets worth Rs
169.89 crore," it said.
     Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has total assets worth
over Rs 48 crore, the report showed.
     A total of eight ministers have declared liabilities out
of which the minister with the highest liabilities is Rana
Gurjit Singh (Rs 81.71 crore).
     As per the report, a total of 6 (60 pc) ministers are
graduates or have higher degrees, while four have
qualification between 10th pass and 12th pass.
     All 10 ministers have declared their age to be between
50-75 years. Of these, only two are women.
     In Uttarakhand, out of the 10 ministers, eight (80 pc)
are crorepatis, ADR said in a separate report.
     "The average assets of 10 ministers is Rs 10.90 crore.
The minister with the highest declared total assets is Satpal
Maharaj from Chaubattakhal constituency with assets worth Rs
80.25 crore," it added.
     A total of 6 ministers have declared liabilities and the
minister with the highest liabilities is Subodh Uniyal of
Narendranagar constituency (Rs 1.03 crore).
     There are four ministers who have declared criminal cases
against them.
     A total of nine (90 pc) ministers are graduates or have
higher degrees, the report showed.
     On ministers age it said, a total of five (50 pc)
ministers have declared their age to be between 35-55 years,
while another five (50 pc) between 56-75 years.
     Out of the 10 ministers, only one is a woman.
     In Manipur, out of nine ministers, 6 (67 pc) are
crorepatis.
     "The average assets of nine ministers is Rs 1.26 crore.
The minister with the highest declared total assets is Yumnam
Joykumar from Imphal West constituency (Rs 2.29 crore)," the
report by ADR said.
     A total of nine ministers have declared liabilities and
the minister with the highest liabilities is Nongthombam Biren
of Heingang constituency (Rs 47.97 lakh).
     There are no ministers who have declared criminal cases
against them, the report said.
     A total of seven (78 pc) ministers are graduates or have
higher degrees, while two have qualification between 10th pass
and 12th pass.
     All the nine ministers have declared their age to be
between 40-65 years.